Sleeves are not a compromise. They are often the reason a dress works across more of the year, more occasions, and more situations where you’d otherwise be reaching for a cardigan you half hate. Green dresses with sleeves solve something specific: the gap between a dress that looks right and a dress that actually functions when the temperature drops or the room is cold or the occasion is slightly more formal than bare arms allows. Green is already doing a lot of work as a colour. It reads as considered rather than obvious. It works in every shade from deep forest to soft sage to bright emerald, and each one flatters differently depending on skin tone. Add a sleeve and suddenly the whole thing becomes more intentional, more wearable, more complete. We have been pulling together our favourite sleeved green dresses across lengths and cuts because this combination deserves a proper edit. Not just pretty dresses. Dresses that go further into your year. The ones that prove a sleeve is never a concession but sometimes the whole point.